Name change to unify Transworld’s global presence 
Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Limited, an integral player in India’s coastal shipping sector, has rebranded to Transworld Shipping Lines Limited as of 1 October 2024. This change aligns the company with the broader identity of its parent, Transworld Group, aiming to unify its... more
Bringing a Skytrain back home
Teams from Dover Air Force Base, DE, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), AK, and Robins AFB, GA, joined forces to bring a C-47A Skytrain, which had served during WWII, from its prior home in rural Alaska down to Georgia where it will receive a full restoration before being... more
Containers where carbon used to rule 
Containers instead of coal. The new Duisburg Gateway Terminal was opened on 16 September. Inland hub operator Duisport said the day represented “one of the most important milestones in the more than 300-year history of the hub.” For Hendrik Wüst, the prime minister of the state... more
Switzerland: first rail tracks to get solar panels
The first solar panels designed to produce electricity from solar energy are about to be laid between the tracks at Buttes station in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. The federal office of transport (FOT) recently approved a pilot project to this effect. The photovoltaic... more
A Midwestern site for Levi Strauss
Logistics provider Maersk has opened an Ohio hub for Levi Strauss & Co, giving the famous clothes brand an additional 111,484 sqm of fulfilment capacity in the Midwestern USA. Situated in Groveport, the facility supports container handling and omnichannel fulfilment for... more
Improved intermodal Puerto Rico service
The two transport companies Tote and STG are teaming up to deliver a faster rail-barge combined service to the Caribbean island. The solution represents the fastest rail-focused service to and from Puerto Rico from anywhere in North America, the two partners say. The... more
Another coveted prize for Combilift
Irish forklift manufacturer Combilift has become the first Irish company to win the coveted top prize of “Exporter of the Year” for the third time. Combilift gained both the title for “Manufacturing Exporter of the Year”, sponsored by Ace Express Freight, and the prize for... more
Meeting port call data challenges
The Supply Chain Resilience Taskforce, comprising IAPH, Chainport, DCSA, TIC 4.0, and IPCSA, has released the study “Port Call Optimisation through Data Quality” at the IAPH World Ports Conference in Hamburg. The report addresses challenges in adopting the IMO Compendium for... more
From car parks to logistics hubs
Indigo Group and Corsalis have joined forces to develop an urban logistics site in Central Paris. As part of the project, the two French companies will transform an existing car park into a 2,040 sqm hub for urban distribution. It will feature a main dock of almost 1,250 sqm and... more
Captrain divests subsidiaries
The Railroad Development Corporation (RDC) is expanding its infrastructure activities in northern Germany with the acquisition of Teutoburger Wald Eisenbahn and Farge-Vegesacker Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft from Captrain Deutschland, effective on 1 November 2024. This will make RDC... more